Plextor M8SeGN 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD Review

Layout, Design and Features …

The following image shows the front of 80 x 22 mm small Plextor M8SeGN 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD PCB with some technical data and the firmware version on the label.
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Under the label are two Toshiba 15nm TLC NAND FLASH modules.
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In addition, you can see the Nanya 1024MB LPDDR3 cache module.
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And under a small sticker, you can see the Marvell 88SS1093 controller IC.
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On the flip side the 512 GB version has no more NAND FLASH modules.
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It doesn’t offer built-in 256-bit AES encryption like the MX300 M.2 SSD or other SSDs in this price area.

Since we would like to give more information and some practical experiences with M.2 SSDs, we have now also a practice test page added.

Plextor M8SeGN 512GB NVMe Installation and operation …